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Community Pilots ~ Efficiency Program Outcomes

Community Pilots ~ Efficiency Program Outcomes. Program Offers . Residential Comprehensive Residential program Inexpensive audit Direct install Building shell Furnace, boilers, water heaters HVAC bonuses In-Home Displays. Program Offers . Business Small Business Audit Energy Audit

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Community Pilots ~ Efficiency Program Outcomes

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  1. Community Pilots~Efficiency Program Outcomes

  2. Program Offers • Residential • Comprehensive Residential program • Inexpensive audit • Direct install • Building shell • Furnace, boilers, water heaters • HVAC bonuses • In-Home Displays

  3. Program Offers • Business • Small Business Audit • Energy Audit • Direct install • Enhanced Business Incentives • Lighting • LED • PC Network Management • Custom • Staffing Grant

  4. Community PilotFocus on Energy - Energy Savings Targets

  5. Community Reward

  6. Community Reward • Shared Goal • Tangible Reward • Peer pressure to participate

  7. Community Reward

  8. Home Energy Review – Energy Advocate

  9. Home Energy Review

  10. Home Energy Review • Assessment and Audit • $25 Allouez and Plover • Audit Free and Assessment $150 in Brillion • Incentives • 60% of project cost • 50-90% in Brillion based on income

  11. Energy Advocate

  12. Energy Advocate • Guide customer through process • People person first • Energy expert second • Follow up with customers who have stalled on a step

  13. Energy Advocate • Rave reviews from customers • High audit conversion rates • Creating community advocates

  14. Staffing Grant

  15. Staffing Grant • Original Design • Up to $80k available per customer • Phase 1 (3 month) - $20k • Phase 2 grant of 2.5x energy saved • iCanConserve could request refund on phase 1 • Staffed person could work on multiple targets/companies

  16. Staffing Grant • Barriers • Unknown targets and energy potential • Approval of limited term hiring • No guarantee on funding • Short time to get projects completed

  17. Staffing Grant • Next Steps • Community leaders were still interested in participating • Local colleges were interested in offering internship credits

  18. Staffing Grant • Solutions • Target School and Government Buildings • UWSP and NWTC provided internships to students • Interns were employed by Implementer • Tasked to create prioritized project plan

  19. Staffing Grant • Interns • Completed audits on buildings • Armed with auditing tools • Able to complete direct installs • Could handhold projects through completion

  20. Staffing Grant • Brillion High School will save $7,772 and 85,472 kilowatt hours (kWh) per year. The high school will receive $18,437 in Focus on Energy incentives for approved lighting and vending machine efficiency projects. • Lighting upgrades, low-flow aerators and motor replacement improvements at nine Plover (9) park buildings will save $2,132 and 24,596 kilowatt hours (kWH) per year. Recommended improvements qualified for $3,052 in Focus on Energy incentives.

  21. Staffing Grant • Results • New generation of energy managers • Recommendations and immediate completion of many projects • Annual savings • $8.5k in Brillion • $3,4k in Allouez • $6.4k in Plover

  22. Business Engagement

  23. Business Engagement • Barriers to customer project • Capital • Expertise • Priorities overrule energy

  24. Business Engagement • Looking for a trustworthy source • Need technical help with recommendations • Perceived value in custom solutions

  25. Business Engagement • Address the expertise • Allocate additional time to the face-to-face interactions • Build trust by finding the customers’ best interest • Offer everything: direct installs, audits, and project management

  26. Business Engagement • Address the need for capital • Aggressive incentive rate • Formula rate designed to be Program Administer Cost Test positive • Present as a custom solution

  27. Business Engagement • Make it a priority • Deadline based tiered incentive: • Tier 3 submitted before June 30 • Tier 2 submitted before September 30 • Tier 1 submitted before December 31

  28. Business Engagement

  29. Business Engagement • Results • Processed $400k in business incentives for 2012 • Increased kW by 1700% from 2011 • Increased kWh by 3500% from 2011 • Negligible impact on therms

  30. Questions Ben Dickson CB&I benjamin.dickson@cbi.com 608-230-7022

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